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United States / Ohio / Columbus Metro Area / Licking County / Etna / Zip Codes
Etna, OH has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures reaching into the 80s during the day. Winters are cold with temperatures often dropping below freezing, and snowfall is common during this season. Spring and fall are milder and feature frequent rain showers, while spring also brings sporadic thunderstorms. The area around Etna experiences an average of 37 inches of rain each year, making it one of the wettest areas in Ohio.

Etna, Ohio gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Etna averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 175 sunny days per year in Etna. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Etna gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 136 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Etna is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Ohio.

8.8 Summer - 5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Etna, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Etna with an average high temperature of 84.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Ohio. In Etna, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Etna are September, June and May.
In Etna, there are 14.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Ohio.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Etna with an average of 21.2°. This is warmer than most places in Ohio.
In Etna, there are 111.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Ohio.
In Etna, there are 3.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Ohio.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Etna but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Etna with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.7 inches in Etna means that it is wetter than most places in Ohio.
May is the rainiest month in Etna with 13.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 135.8 rainy days annually in Etna, which is rainier than most places in Ohio. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 22.9 inches in Etna means that it is about average compared to other places in Ohio. January is the snowiest month in Etna with 7.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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